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Ronda Rousey was once the queen of mixed martial arts but if she is indeed training for a career in professional wrestling then she may find the throne there is already taken.

“I would tell her to get in line,” WWE superstar Charlotte Flair told the Post with a laugh, during a trip to promote WWE’s upcoming live event at the Shenzhen Civic Centre on September 17.

Flair, a five-time champion, is one of the pioneers of women’s professional wrestling in WWE and accordingly goes by the nickname ‘Queen’.

And she is relishing the thought of a potential marquee match against Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) legend Rousey, who is reportedly taking her first steps towards a planned switch to the wrestling ring from the octagon.

“Ronda wouldn’t be my dream opponent, but if WWE was something she would want to consider, I would definitely want to be her first competitor,” Flair added.

Baszler christened their group the “Four Horsewomen” three years ago, a nod to pro wrestling’s iconic “Four Horsemen” faction of the 1980s, which featured Charlotte’s father Ric Flair, a 16-time former world champion.

However, Flair is part of her very own “Four Horsewomen” in WWE, along with fellow female stars Sasha Banks, Bayley and Becky Lynch, who all came through the company’s NXT developmental brand and popularised women’s wrestling on the main roster.

An angle was teased at the Mae Young Classic taping, with the two groups taunting each other.

“We’re the real four horsewomen – I have the lineage!” Flair told the Post.